Method of and apparatus for handling cigarettes and like elongated articles



April '12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,558

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING GIGARETTES AND 111KB ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet l Inventors:

Aprll 12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,558

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig.4

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METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARET'IES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 3 l'm/emors:

Apr-11112, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,558

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 4 Fig. 6 Fig.8 Fig.9

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Apr-1] 12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,553

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGA'IED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 5 Aprll 12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,558

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 6 A r1l-12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,558

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGAHETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 7 Aprll @12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,558

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 8 APYII 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,558

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 9 Aprll 12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,558

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet lo Aprll 12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,553

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METHOD OF AND A US R H D G CIGARETTES AND L ELON ED ART ES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 12 Fig. 36

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METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet l5 A ril 12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,558

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES April .12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 1 3,245,553

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Shee t l5 Aprll 12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,558

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 16 Fig. 49

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METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 17 331 J I 3330 Q1" Fig. 55 i9 Apr1l-12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,553

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING OIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 18 Apnl .12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,558

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES 7 AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 19 April 12, 1966 H. KOCHALSKI ETAL 3,245,558

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CIGARETTES AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Original Filed March 22, 1962 22 Sheets-Sheet 20 

1. AN APPARATUS FOR STACKING ROWS OF ELONGATED ARTICLES, COMPRISING CONVEYER MEANS FOR ADVANCING A SERIES OF ARTICLES IN AN ELONGATED PATH SO THAT THE ARTICLES REMAIN SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF SAID PATH; ROW FORMING MEANS COMPRISING MEANS FOR CONSECUTIVELY LIFTING GROUPS EACH OF WHICH CONTAINS A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF ARTICLES ABOVE SAID CONVEYER MEANS AND FOR ARRANGING EACH OF THE THUS LIFTED GROUPS IN AT LEAST ONE ROW CONSISTING OF EQUIDISTANT PARALLEL ARTICLES REGARDLESS OF THE SPACING OF SUCH ARTICLES IN SAID PATH; STORING MEANS ADJACENT TO SAID LIFTING MEANS; AND TRANSFERRING MEANS FOR CONSECUTIVELY MOVING SUCH ROWS OF EQUIDISTANT PARALLEL ARTICLES IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION THEREOF FROM SAID LIFTING MEANS INTO SAID STORING MEANS. 